Portland Timbers signs Gambian hopeful

USA
Major Soccer League side Portland Timbers have secured the signing of Gambian
hopeful Modou Lamin Jadama.

The
Serrekunda born defender’s dream is to play for his country of birth (The
Gambia) when given the opportunity.

The
center back made his professional debut for Colo-Colo against Santiago
Wanderers in February 2015 for the Santo Tomás Cup, which his team won on
penalties.

He
played 92 minutes in 2 matches of the 2015 Copa Chile of his young career. The
23-year-old moved to the United States from The Gambia as a teenager. He has
also starred with Norcross Fury SC and Milton High School. Jadama’s soccer
idols are Sergio Ramos and David Luiz.

Most
recently, he played with the Tulsa Roughnecks FC of the USL. While there, he
made 31 appearances and scored one goal, counting former Timbers players
Donovan Ricketts and Kosuke Kimura as teammates.